Trump admin axes 'Green New Scam' appliance rules as Europe bakes in brutal heat
The Trump administration is moving to dismantle energy efficiency standards for appliances, labeling them part of a 'Green New Scam'.
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📍 How it ended
The Trump administration moved to gut energy efficiency rules for home appliances. The Energy Department proposed updates to the process rule and sought to permanently end efficiency requirements.
Epilogue added 15d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
The Department of Energy (DOE) has proposed updates to the process rule for energy efficiency standards. According to reports from Utility Dive and Bloomberg, the administration intends to halt requirements that Trump has lambasted, with Utility Dive noting the DOE wants to "permanently end" these appliance efficiency requirements.
Coverage from The Hill and E&E News by POLITICO emphasizes that the DOE is proposing new hurdles for future efficiency standards. Fox News reports on these actions alongside a simultaneous heatwave in Europe.
Future developments center on the implementation of the proposed process rule updates and the specific hurdles the DOE intends to establish for any subsequent appliance standards.
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Quick answers
What is the DOE proposing regarding appliance rules?
The DOE is proposing updates to the process rule for energy efficiency standards and seeks to permanently end certain appliance efficiency requirements.
How has the Trump administration characterized these rules?
According to Fox News, the administration has referred to the rules as a 'Green New Scam'.
What is the goal of the new DOE proposals according to The Hill?
The Department of Energy is proposing hurdles for future appliance efficiency standards.
Coverage (7)
- Energy Department proposes hurdles for future appliance efficiency standards The Hill · 20d ago
- Trump administration moves to gut energy efficiency rules for home appliances The Washington Post · 20d ago
- DOE proposes updates to process rule for energy efficiency standards E&E News by POLITICO · 20d ago
- US Moves to Halt Energy Savings Requirements Lambasted by Trump Bloomberg.com · 20d ago
- Energy Department proposes hurdles for future appliance efficiency standards The Hill · 20d ago
- DOE wants to ‘permanently end’ appliance efficiency requirements Utility Dive · 20d ago
- Trump admin axes 'Green New Scam' appliance rules as Europe bakes in brutal heat Fox News · 20d ago
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